New Leadership, Shared Vision: CWEA Swears in 2025-26 Board Members

Announcements

CWEA is proud to announce the slate of nominees have been sworn in as 2025-26 CWEA Board Members.

NEW CWEA 2025-2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• John Vogel, Vice President from the North
• Jerry Barajas, Director from the North on the Treasurer’s track
• Eric Van Cleave, Director from the South
• Norm Woods, WEF Delegate Director

And appointed to the Board…

• Kevin Street, Chair of the Technical Certification Program
• Amy Omae, Chair of the Southern Regional Committee

Here’s the Full Slate of CWEA’s 2025-26 Leadership Team

• President – Kathryn Gies
• President-Elect – Howard Brewen
• Vice President – John Vogel
• Past President – Gilbert Barela
• Treasurer-Secretary – Lucia Diaz
• Director (Treasurer Track) – Jerry Barajas
• Director – Kaitlin Zusy
• Director – Jon Liberzon
• Director – Ryan Sellman
• Director – Eric Van Cleave
• So Regional Director – Amy Omae
• No Regional Director – Anir Bhagwat
• Past Southern Committee Chair – Chris Newton
• TCP Program Director – Kevin Street
• WEF Delegate Director – Sushmitha Reddy
• WEF Delegate Director – Stephanie Douglass
• WEF Delegate Director – Norm Woods

We are excited to welcome these outstanding leaders and look forward to their continued contributions to CWEA’s mission of empowering wastewater professionals and protecting California’s most critical resource—water.